Irish woman escapes landslide

The kitchen of Bernie Kearney's destroyed home is seen, after a landslide carrying a boulder and her car (seen at the kitchen window) came through the house, during torrential rains in Urris, County Donegal, Ireland August 24, 2017. Torrential rains...more

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The kitchen of Bernie Kearney's destroyed home is seen, after a landslide carrying a boulder and her car (seen at the kitchen window) came through the house, during torrential rains in Urris, County Donegal, Ireland August 24, 2017. Torrential rains in northwest Ireland, described by the country's weather office as a once-in-a-century event, triggered a landslide that sent a car flying through the wall of a house earlier this week.
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Bernie Kearney, a medical receptionist who lives in the northern county of Donegal, was dining alone in her kitchen on Tuesday evening when a landslide hit the hill beside her house. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

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Bernie Kearney, a medical receptionist who lives in the northern county of Donegal, was dining alone in her kitchen on Tuesday evening when a landslide hit the hill beside her house. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

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The ice cream and fruit bowl is seen, which Bernie Kearney was eating when a landslide came through the kitchen window. Kearney said in a telephone interview that she heard a loud bang and "the kitchen tumbled in around me ... I'll never forget it....more

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The ice cream and fruit bowl is seen, which Bernie Kearney was eating when a landslide came through the kitchen window. Kearney said in a telephone interview that she heard a loud bang and "the kitchen tumbled in around me ... I'll never forget it. It was terrible. The roar of it coming down the mountain. I didn't know what it was."
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Bernie Kearney's home is seen. Kearney escaped by climbing out a window. She was not injured.
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Bernie Kearney's home is seen. Kearney escaped by climbing out a window. She was not injured.
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In the light of day, Kearney discovered that the landslide had thrown a boulder against her car, pushing it into her kitchen. The damage was captured in Reuters pictures on Thursday that show her silver hatchback sitting high on a pile of mud and...more

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In the light of day, Kearney discovered that the landslide had thrown a boulder against her car, pushing it into her kitchen. The damage was captured in Reuters pictures on Thursday that show her silver hatchback sitting high on a pile of mud and rubble, with its roof touching the eaves of her bungalow. The property has been condemned.
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Bernie Kearney's bedroom in her destroyed home is seen. Kearney is staying with relatives while searching for alternate accommodation and dealing with her insurers. Local authorities have been attempting to clear rubble from the...more

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Bernie Kearney's bedroom in her destroyed home is seen. Kearney is staying with relatives while searching for alternate accommodation and dealing with her insurers. Local authorities have been attempting to clear rubble from the property.
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Mud is seen through a window in Bernie Kearney's home.
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Mud is seen through a window in Bernie Kearney's home.
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Mud seeps from the doorway of a room in Bernie Kearney's destroyed home.
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Mud seeps from the doorway of a room in Bernie Kearney's destroyed home.
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Bernie Kearney's home is seen.
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Bernie Kearney's home is seen.
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Bernie Kearney's bedroom in her destroyed home is seen.
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Bernie Kearney's bedroom in her destroyed home is seen.
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Bernie Kearney's looks out from her destroyed home.
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Bernie Kearney's looks out from her destroyed home.
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The kitchen of Bernie Kearney's destroyed home is seen.
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The kitchen of Bernie Kearney's destroyed home is seen.
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Mud is seen outside the window of Bernie Kearney's kitchen.
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Mud is seen outside the window of Bernie Kearney's kitchen.
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